David Gordon Green has made some interesting career moves and tonal shifts in his body of films, and this feels much closer to his early days. Joe is the story of Nicholas Cage who runs a group of guys that work in the forrest, and takes on a protoge in a young teenager with a shitty family in tow. First, I love how dirty everyone looks and feels in this film - it's a beautiful thing. The whole thing feels a bit like a poem, or a dream. Green guides us along like a master story teller, taking his time, but always making us legitimately interested in what's happening, and what's coming. Cage is in top form and deserves some nods for his performance here. This will probably not be for everyone, but those into character dramas, this one will make you happen.
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